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81 Cards in this Set
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-e Abrechnung
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settlement, clearing (of accounts)
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pauschal
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blanket, cross-the-board, all-inclusive
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anlegen
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to invest
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krampfhaft
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spasmodic
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-e bemühung
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endeavor, effort
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auf etw. (akk) stoßen
Der Präsident stieß auf großen Widerstand |
to meet with sth., come up against sth.,
The president met with great resistance. |
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grassieren
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to be rampant
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konstatieren
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to state
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abfärben
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to lose color
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-r vorgänger, -e vorgängerin
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predecessor
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etliche
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several, scores of, quite a few
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-e erstarrung
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solidification, freezing, consolidation,
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-s instrumentarium
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instruments
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verfeinern
verfeinert |
to improve, to refine
improved, refined, sophisticated |
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-r ausgangspunkt
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point of origin
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-e lähmung
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paralysis
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-r rückzug
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withdrawal, retraction
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-s phlegma
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phlegm
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verringern
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to reduce
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nachhaltig
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strongly
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zwangsläufig
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mandatory, unavoidable, inevitable
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daher
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hence, therefrom, thus
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fließen
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to flow, circulate
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entstanden
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originated
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ausgesprochen
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downright, markedly, pronounced
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trügerisch
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illusory, deceptive
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-s ausmaß
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magnitude
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etw (Akk) nach sich ziehen
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to result in sth., to entail sth.
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erforderlich
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necessary, essential
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-e Quellenkritik
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assessment of sources
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-e Festnahme
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seizure, arrest, detention
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-e arbeitsniederlegung
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strike (work strike)
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-e autarkie
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autarchy (self-reliance, self-sufficiency)
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-e fortsetzung
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continuation
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bislang
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so far
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-e feststellung
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appraisal, conclusion, diagnosis
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-e Bankrotterklärung
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declaration of failure/bankruptcy
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-r trumpf
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trump, clincher
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-r wettlauf
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footrace
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abschneiden
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to cut off
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etw (Akk) zunichte machen
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to shoot sth. down
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sogleich
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immediately
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voranschreiten
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to advance, progress
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angewiesen
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dependent
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der Umgang mit Information
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handling of information
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verfahren
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to proceed
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eher
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if anything
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mit jmdm/etw. mithalten
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to keep up with so/sth
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boshaft
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malicious, venomous
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-r umbruch
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upheaval
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-e aufforderung
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demand
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-r verzicht
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renouncement
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zugunsten von
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for the benefit of
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ausreichend
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satisfactory
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hinterwäldlerisch
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situated in a remote or obscure area, provincial
(Leo told me "freshwater". Thanks, Leo. -- I think "backwater" might be better) |
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-e geborgenheit
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security
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reklamieren
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to claim (like an object as your own)
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minder
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less, inferior
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sächsisch
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Saxon
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etw. (akk) innehaben
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to hold sth. (like an office)
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gleichsam
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so to speak, as it were
(leo gives quasi, but it's an outmoded use--quasi as an adv.) |
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ermitteln
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to ascertain
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vorwiegend
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predominant
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verallgemeinern
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to generalize
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wechselseitig
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mutual
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erlöschen
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to cease, expire, extinguish, go out
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-e umgehung
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avoidance, evasion
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sich in etw (Dat) niederschlagen
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to be reflected in sth. (like, their changed perception of the DDR was reflected in corresponding publications)
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-r zustrom
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influx, inflow
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verblassen
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to pale, fade, wash out
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offenbar
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evident, apparent, obvious
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etw. (mit etw.) verknüpfen
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to link sth. (with sth.) (like, say, a giant wall running through the middle of berlin, perhaps, with imaginings of the future? yes!)
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sich als etw (Nom) erweisen
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to prove, turn out to be sth. (prove to be false, awesome, successful, gross)
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einsetzend
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incipient (just beginning)
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gravierend
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serious, grave
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verschwommen
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indefinite, ambiguous, fuzzy
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verwaschen
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washy, washed-out
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nahezu
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virtually, nearly
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übrig
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remaining
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abschließen
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to conclude
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etw. offenbaren
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to make sth apparent, reveal sth
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